Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Shale from
Pana Shale Exposure Prospect, Christian County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pana Shale Exposure Prospect, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1087308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1087308:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘFork Creek Shale Exposure Prospect, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘWabash Shale Exposure Prospect, Effingham County, Illinois, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘRichards Brick Company Shale Mine (New Douglas Pit), Bond County, Illinois, USA
63.2km (39.2 miles) ⓘShelbyville Shale Exposure Prospect, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘHoney Creek Clay Shale Exposure Prospect, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
79.6km (49.4 miles) ⓘOak Chapel Shale Pit, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘGreenup Shale Exposure Prospect, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
88.6km (55.1 miles) ⓘMcLeansboro Shale Exposure Prospect, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘJolliff Shale Exposure Prospect, Clinton County, Illinois, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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